Canon SD940 IS vs Panasonic DMC-ZS3

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Much smaller

89x55x20 mm

103x60x33 mm

2.1x smaller

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the SD940 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)

Much lighter

120 g

229 g

Around 50% lighter

Much thinner

0.8"

1.3"

Around 40% thinner

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

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the Canon SD940 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

Significantly more zoom

12x

9x more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Shoots slightly faster

2.3 fps

0.8 fps

Around 3x faster continuous shooting

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

60	vs	48
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a travel zoom.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Good macro capabilities
	3 cm

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH25 vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH25 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Heavier

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Has a viewfinder

Slightly smaller

Much worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SD780 IS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Slightly larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Slightly smaller

Thinner

Heavier

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Higher resolution movies

More zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Slightly smaller

Lighter

Significantly smaller screen

Lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS5 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Has a GPS

Lighter

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS7 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

More zoom

Better wide angle

Lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

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Canon PowerShotSD940 IS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-ZS3

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

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Canon PowerShot
SD940 IS
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS3